Watch



March 23, 1937.

R. H. WHITEH EAD 2,074,525

WATCH Filed Nov. 24, 1956 y I IIIIIIIIIIIIN' Patented Mar. 23, 1937 WATCH Richard H. Whitehead, New Haven, Conn., as-

slgnor to The New Haven Clock Company,

New Haven, Conn., a corporation of Connecticut Application November 24, 1936, Serial No. 112,482

band, whereupon the bezel-ring 23 is snapped or clamped in position in the usual manner to the center-band II, which clamping brings the annular ange 24 of the bezel-ring into engagement With the annular shoulder I8 of the dial-plate, to thus clamp the supporting-feet I9 of the dialplate I'I against the annular edge 20 of the centerband II, thus rmly securing all the parts together, with the movement-unit I3 entirely carried by the dial-plate II.

The invention may be carried out in other speciic Ways than that herein set forth Without departing from the spirit and essential characteristics of the invention, and the present embodiment is, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and all changes coming within the meaning and equivalency range of the appended claims are intended to be embraced therein.

I claim:

l. A watch structure comprising: a centerband having a front-edge surface surrounding a iront opening; a movement-unit having front and rear movement-plates secured together in spaced relation and adapted to be inserted through said front opening into assembled position; a dial-plate engaging against said frontedge surface of the center-band, said dial-plate being secured to and carrying said movementunit; and a bezel-ring engaging said dial-plate and said center-band and clamping the dialplate against said front-edge surface of the center-band.

2. A Watch structure comprising: a centerband having a front-edge surface surrounding a front opening; a movement-unit having front and rear movement-plates secured together in spaced relation and adapted to be inserted through said front opening into assembled position; a dialplate engaging against said front-edge surface of the center-band, said dial-plate being secured to and carrying said movement-unit and having an annular shoulder; and a bezel-ring engaging the annular shoulder of said dial-plate and said center-band and clamping the dial-plate against said front-edge surface of the center-band.

3. A watch structure comprising: a centerband; a movement-unit having front and rear movement-plates secured together in spaced relation; a dial-plate having feet engaging against said center-band, said dial-plate being secured to and carrying said movement-unit and having an annular shoulder; and a bezel-ring engaging the annular shoulder of said dial-plate and said 3 Claims. This invention relates to Watches.

One object of this invention is to provide an improved watch structure in which the dial-plate improvements in ment-unit of the Watch, the movement-unit being insertable into the center-band of the watch from the front, with they dial-plate engaging against the center-band and being clamped therelo against by the bezel-ring.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved watch structure formed of simple elements readily manufactured and readily assembled to produce an eicient construction at 1.3 minimum cost.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear to those skilled in the art from the present disclosure, this invention includes all features in the said disclosure which are novel over :o the prior art.

In the accompanying drawing, in which one way of carrying out the invention is shown for illustrative purposes:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation illustrating a watch 25 made in accordance With one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view similar with the bezel-ring removed;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. 2,

30 with the bezel-ring in position and with some of the parts in elevation; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the dial-plate.

In the description and claims, the various p-arts are identified by specic names for convenience,

but they are intended to be as generic application as the prior art Will permit.

Referring to the drawing, the watch IIl has a usual center-band II with a usual back-plate I2 secured thereto in any suitable or usual man- 20 ner. A movement-unit I3 has a front movementplate I4 and a rear movement-plate I5, secured together by means of pillars I6, the movementunit including the usual gearing and other mechanism (not shown) forming part of a Watch.

45 The dial-plate or the like II preferably is formed of sheet-metal having an annular shoulder I8 and supporting-feet I9 adapted to engage against the annular edge 20 of the center-band II. 'I'he dial-plate I 'I also has integral ngers 50 2| adapted to extend in the notches 22 of the front movement-plate I4 and be bent about the latter to secure the dial-plate II and movementplate I4 together. 'I'he entire unit consisting of the movement-unit I3 and the dial-plate II is 55 assembled with the center-band II by inserting the movement-unit I3 through the front of the center-band II and engaging the supportingfeet I9 against the annular edge 20 of the centerto Fig. 1, but

plate against the center-band.

RICHARD H. WHITEHEAD.

center-band and clamping the feet of the dial- 

